SHOCK

Bio:

SHOCK were a phenomenon when they burst onto the London club scene in 1980. This was a band with no instruments, who combined mime, dance, burlesque, music and theatre in a way that had never been seen before.Shamelessly stealing from anyone that they'd ever liked, Shock's live performances captivated audiences all over the UK, New York, Europe and the Far East. They released 2 dancefloor hits on RCA, "Angel Face" in 1980 - (produced by Rusty Egan (Visage) and Richard Burgess (Landscape) and "Dynamo Beat" in 1981. Shock were at the epicentre of the whole New Romantic/ Blitz Kids scene in England and worked with Ultravox, Numan, Depeche Mode and many others. Shock gave birth to TIK & TOK (robotic mime and music legends), Barbie Wilde (author, actress,presenter and 'Female Cenobyte' from "Hellraiser II"), Robert Pereno (clubland legend) and L.A.Richards as Pleasure and The Beast and Carole Caplin. AND NOW, AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, IS AN EXCLUSIVE SHOCK DVD.Which contains the 7" and 12" mixes of the A&B sides of their 2 singles,the whole live set performed by Shock when they supported Gary Numan at Wembley Arena in 1981, the video promos for the two RCA singles, a short live set filmed at the Venue in London in 1980 (featuring 'Plastic Joe' and Carole Caplin in a legendary performance of "Ricky's Hand"), and some rare footage from TV shows. You need this DVD in your life? Of course you do! Rush now to HTTP://WWW.TIMDRY.CO.UK/SHOCK.HTM and you'll discover how to make this rare artifact your very own. Enjoy! ..................

Member Since:

August 25, 2007

Members:

ROBERT PERENO, BARBIE WILDE, TIK, TOK, L.A.RICHARDS, CAROLE CAPLIN.

Influences:

UK CLUBLAND 1980/1: The Blitz, Club For Heroes,Le Kilt, The Venue, The Embassy Club,The Beat Route, Hell,Peoples' Palace,Leeds Warehouse, Pips (Manchester), The Rum Runner (Birmingham),Billy's etc. All the new Electro Disco music pouring into and out of these clubs by DJs like Rusty Egan: Bowie, Kraftwerk, Klaus Nomi, Ultravox, DAF, Cabaret Voltaire, Human League, Talking Heads,Suicide, Fad Gadget,Gary Numan,Donna Summer,YMO, Sakamoto,Soft Cell, Visage etc. Fashion, style, elegance and decadence.

Sounds Like:

Drum machines, chicks and sequencers a go go!